Republican Schimel proposes anti-heroin platform
Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel is unveiling a plan to combat heroin abuse, which he calls the top public safety issue facing the state.
Judges question use of archdiocese trust fund (UPDATE)
Federal appeals court judges on Monday questioned the bankrupt Archdiocese of Milwaukee's claim that it needs all the money in a $55 million trust fund to maintain its cemeteries and asked whether some could be used to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse without violating the Catholic faith.
Attorneys general group to replace Van Hollen as president
The National Association of Attorneys General will replace Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen as its president at a summer meeting in Mackinac Island, Mich., this week.
District attorney clears Madison police in fatal shooting
Madison police who shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect have been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.
Candid courtroom: Outspoken judges prompt criticism, admiration
Not every judge would feel comfortable writing in an opinion that “the sight of a shackled litigant is apt to make jurors think they’re dealing with a mad dog.”
Quarles & Brady extends Milwaukee lease to 2025
A Stamford, Conn.-based investment firm announced Monday that it purchased the 411 East Wisconsin Building in downtown Milwaukee, home to Quarles & Brady LLP since 1986.
Attorney general candidates to file papers
Wisconsin will soon find out who is officially running for attorney general.
Marquette’s Mitten to lead Sports Lawyers Association
Matt Mitten, a professor at Marquette University's law school, recently was named the next president of the Sports Lawyers Association, a 1,700-member organization for those who practice and teach sports law.
Judge offers clarity in preliminary injunction
A judge has provided some clarification on his order that halted an investigation of Gov. Scott Walker and conservative groups.
Man gets 2 years for fatal drunken driving crash
A 69-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed his wife and another woman and injured seven others in Chippewa County.
Family of Neillsville man shot by cop files claim
The family of a man fatally shot by a Neillsville police officer has filed a claim asking the city and the officer for a $2 million settlement.
AG candidates debate police issues
The top four candidates for Wisconsin attorney general agreed that heroin is the state's top public safety issue during a debate Saturday at the Wisconsin Professional Police Association annual meeting.
Legal News
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
- Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
- The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
- Attorney General Kaul releases update at three-year anniversary of clergy and faith leader abuse initiative
- State Bar leaders remain deeply divided over special purpose trust
- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
- Pecker says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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